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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

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Green has spent her career bankrolling the companies that define what’s cool, including Glossier, Outdoor Voices and Away, whose founders are often cited as the archetypal examples of “girlbosses.”. “I I’m Southeast Asian. I was born in Vietnam. Like, do you know any Vietnamese immigrant female founders in a Series A startup?

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Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Then I found Headspace - founder Andy Puddicombe's soothing voice was for me, love at first listen.

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Why Stacey Abrams got the First Standing Ovation in #UpfrontSummit History

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Stacey was most proud that she brought voices to the table who had never been involved in politics. Tripled the number of Asian-Pacific Islanders who voted Increased youth participation rates by 139% In 2014 1.1 [link] What were some of the positive results of Stacey’s run for governor? million Democrats voted, in 2018 1.2

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What Does it Mean to be American? Why Trump is Just a Blip on the Radar

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So as the election of 2016 swung into full gear with the entrance of Donald Trump and the threats I felt that posed to anybody who wasn’t white, Christian, male, heterosexual and born in the US — my voice got a bit louder until just after the inauguration and which point I moved my blogging onto other topics. You will need to do your part.

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